Protected window for ships&#39; hulls



March 18, 1930.

J. TRUMPY 1,750,595

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March 18, 1930. J, TRUMPY 1,750,695

' PROTECTED WINDOW FOR SHIPS' HULLS Filed Dec. 28, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Mar. 18, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JOHN. TRUMPY, OF HADDONFIELD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO MATHIS YACHT BUILDING COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY PROTECTED WINDOW FOR SHIPS HLLS Application filed December 28, 1928. Serial No. 328,944.

The invention yrelates to a protected window for hulls of vessels.

The object ofl the present invention is to provide for the hulls of wood or metal vessels a simple,practical and etlicient protectedwindow of strong,durable,and comparatively inexpensive construction, adapted in calm, clear weather to afford light and air similar to an ordinary window, and capable in stormy or rough weather of being closed and of aiiording the same protection as the closed deadlights or portholes ordinarily employed in hulls of vessels for Staterooms and cabins located below the deck. i5 A further object of the invention is to provide a protected window of this character equipped with sliding sashes and with a sliding shutter adapted to be readily operated interiorly of a stateroom or cabin by the 2c occupant thereof to cover and uncover the window to permit the sashes to be used in fair weather for opening and closing the window and to enable the window to be protected in rough and stormy weather.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, illustrated in the ac companying drawings, and set forth in the so claims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in the form, size, and minor details of construction, withiny the scope of the claims, may be resorted lto without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof. l

In the drawings: Figure l is a side elevation of a portion of a hull provided with protected windows con- L0 structed in accordance with this invention, the sliding shutter of one window being in open position and in another window being closed.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view` of the same, the section being taken through the deadlight and the sliding shutter being closed.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view, the sliding window screen being shown in elevation.

nal Ysectional view, illustrating one of the 55 sliding shutters, the latter being shown in elevation.

Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view taken longitudinally of one side of the window, illustrating the sliding sashes. eo

Fig. 7 is an enlarged transverse sectional View taken substantially on the line 77 of Fig. 4, showing the sliding shutter in the pocket of the hull.

Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional view taken 65 substantially on the line 8 8 of Fig. l, the sliding shutter being closed.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged detail perspective vview ofthe sliding shutter and the channel guides unassembled. In the accompanying drawings, in which is illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention, l designates the hull of a vessel, provided with rectangular windows 2 designed to be located at various points at Staterooms, cabins and the like, where portholes and deadlights are ordinarily employed for supplying light and air to such compartments of the hull. The window 2 may be of any preferred dimensions, and any 30 desired number 4of windows may, of course, be provided, and each window is preferably equipped with upper and lower sliding sashes 3 and 4, operating in suitable guides 5 and 6 and adapted to be raised and lowered g5 in an ordinary manner. The window may be framed in any desired manner in the hull,

lsuitable spaces or pockets 9 being provided for the weights 7 and cords 8, when used, the latter being designed to run on guide pulleys 10. It will be understood that other wellknown retaining means for the window sashes may be used as desired.

The sashes are slidable vertically, and the Vhull is provided at the top of the window with a sash pocket 11 for the receptionof the sashes 3 and 4, and when it is desired to open the window entirely the lower sash is raised to a position opposite the upper sash and the two sashes are then moved vertically into the pocket in the hull. The pocket 11 may be of a size to completely receive the sashes or may be of a size to permit the amount of window opening desired for the admission of air. The upper and lower sashes are adapted to be opened and closed in the same fashion as the sashes of ordinary windows, and the windows are opened or closed either partially or completely by adjusting the sashes, as will be readily understood. The sashes are designed for use in calm weather, and it will be clear that a rectangular window equipped with sashes of this character will afford a much greater amount of air and comfort to occupants of Staterooms or cabins than that afforded by the ordinary deadlights in present use in the hulls of vessels for affording light and air.

The window is protected in stormy or rough weather by a longitudinally slidable shutter 12 preferably consisting of a metal plate slidably mounted in metal channel guides 13 located at the top and bottom of the window and extending into a side pocket 14 located adjacent to one side of the window and adapted to receive the sliding shutter to uncover the sashes eXteriorly of the hull. The sliding shutter 12 may be constructed of either wood, metal, or any other suitable material, as will be readily understood.

The sliding shutter is provided with a glazed plate 15 suitably set in the sliding shutter, preferably in a central or substantially central position, as illustrated, and affording the usual amount of light when the sliding shutter is in its closed position in rough and stormy weather. This will enable the window, when the shutter is closed, to afford the same amount of light as is afforded by the ordinary deadlight when the porthole is closed.

The pocket 14 is suitably formed to receive the shutter, and in order to enable the sliding shutter to be operated from within by Y the occupant of a stateroom or cabin, a manually operable device, consisting of a rack bar 16, pinion 17 and crank 18, is provided. The rack bar 16, which is suitably secured to the inner face of the shutter, is provided at its lower edge with teeth which mesh with the pinion 17, which is arranged within the shutter pocket and which is suitably fixed to a shaft 19. The shaft 19 is journaled in suitable bearings of the hull, and the crank 18 is also fixed to the shaft and is arranged at the inner end thereof interiorly of the cabin or stateroom, so as to be readily operated by the occupant for sliding the shutter to and from its closed position. The shutter is arranged beyond the plane of the sashes eX- teriorly of the same, and is designed when closed to possess sufficient strength to afford the necessary protection for the sashes and window against heavy waves liable to be encountered in rough and stormy weather.

The horizontal channels are suitably secured to the hull at the top and bottom of the window and the side pocket and snugly receive the upper and lower edges of the sliding shutter.

The window may be provided interiorly ofthe sashes with a sliding window screen 20 mounted in suitable guides 21 arranged at the top and bottom of the window and at the top and bottom of a suitable space or pocket 22 located at the side of the window opposite that where the side pocket for the sliding shutter is located. The Window screen 20 is adapted to be readily withdrawn from the pocket for covering the opening of the window when desired, and it will be clear that the use of the screen does not interfere with the operation of the sashes or the sliding shutter.

vWhat is claimed is:

1. A ships hull provided below the deck thereof with a window having a sash, and a shutter closing the window exteriorly of the sash and removable to and from such position and provided with a deadlght.

2. A ships hull provided below the deck thereof with a window having a movable sash, and a shutter closing the window exteriorly of the sash and movable to and from such position and provided with a deadlight.

3. A ships hull provided below the deck thereof with a window having a sash, and a sliding shutter closing the window exteriorly of the sash and movable to and from such position and provided with a deadlight.

4. A ships hull provided below the deck thereof with a window having a movable sash, said hull having a pocket located beyond the window, and a sliding shutter having a deadlight and closing the window exteriorly of the sash and movable into and out of the said pocket for uncovering and covering the window.

-5. A ships hull provided below the deck thereof with a window having a movable sash, and a shutter provided with a deadlight and closing the window exteriorly of the sash and movable to and from such position, said hull being also provided with a sash pocket located beyond the window and arranged to receive the sash.

6. A ships hull provided below the deck thereof with a window having movable upper and lower sashes, said hull having a pocket into which the said sashes are movable to open and close the window, and a shutter provided with a deadlight and closing the window exteriorly of the sashes and movable to and from such position.

7 A ships hull, a window provided below the deck of thehull with upper and lower sliding sashes, said hull being also provided at the top of the window with a pocket into which both the said sashes are movable, and a shutter provided with a deadlight and closroo ing the window exteriorly of the sashes and movable to and from such position.

8. A ships hull provided below the deck thereof with a window having a sliding sash, a sliding shutter provided with a deadlight and closing the window exteriorlyof the sash, said hull being provided at the top and side of the window with pockets arranged to receive the sash and the shutter.

lo 9. A ships hull provided below the deck thereof with a window having upper and lower slidable sashes7 and a horizontally slidable shutter provided with a deadlight and closing the window exteriorly of the sashes,

said hull being provided at the top of the window with a sash pocket to receive the upper and lower sashes and with a shutter pocket at the side of the window to receive the sliding shutter.

10. A ships hull provided below the deck thereof with a window having a movable sash, a slidable shutter provided with a deadlight and closing the window exteriorly of' the sash, said hull being provided adjacent the window with a pocket arranged to receive the shutter, and means for moving the shutter into and ont of the pocket including a rack bar mounted on the shutter, a pinion mounted in the said pocket and meshing with the rack bar, and an operating' member connected with the pinion for rotating the same.

11. A ships hull. provided below the deck thereof with a rectangular window having a movable sash, a sliding shutter closing the window exteriorly of the sash and provided with a ixed deadlight, and manually operable means, including gearing, for sliding the shutter into and out of the pocket.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 27th day of December, 1928.

JOHN TRUMPY. 

